Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
A VALUABLE PoRTlERE.


A VALUABLE PoRTlERE.
All the States and .Terr3e,-;.s 81 ~, Yru;,
represented in 1t.
MIR. w. w. Corcoran. the well-known
pniianthropist of Washington. has
recently been presented with rich,
unique and artistic portiere. composed
OF squares containing the names of all
the States and Territories. The border
around these is of dark crimson plush,
finished with heavy silk cord of red
and gold. 1t is lined with gold-c
ored twisted silk canvass, containing
the monogram ''W. w. c." in red.
1t has taken five years to prepare this.
There are eight rows of squares. with
seven in a row. The designs are as
follows:
Maine in colors, in the center of a
Maltese cross of old gold; New Hamp-
shire, a square of patchwork, with IN.
H." in embroidery; Vermont. clover
blossoms on an olive-plush ground;
Massachusetts, by Mrs. Bowditch. of
Boston. the coat-of-arms of the State on
an ecru ground; Rhode Island, by Miss
Atkinson, of Newport, the coat-of-
arms of the State. light-colored satin;
Connecticut a passion flower on wine
colored plush; New York, by Mrs. Will
lam II. Brown, a square of fine patch
work; New Jersey, by Mrs. Jane Bow
ley. blue forget-me-nots on old gold
satin, and the name of the State on
purple velvet; Maryland. by Mother
Mildred, of the Convent of Frederick
City, Baltimore oriole on pale blue
satin, with the words my Maryland;"
Pennsylvania, wild roses and forget
me-nots on blue satin; Delaware, by
Miss Maria Thompson, the ''blue hens
Chickens embroidered on patchwork.
Other States are as follows: Wiscon-
sin, by Mrs. General Villas, full coat-of-
arms of the State embroidered on vel
low satin; one of the squares has the
English coat-of-arms, although En-
gland is not yet an American State;
Ohio, pink satin, with name of the
State. and forget-me-nots; Nebraska,
by the wife of Senator Van Wyck, the
arms of the State, with apple-blossoms;
Montana. picture of silver-mining
camp; Tennessee, Hlies-of-the-valley on
black velvet; South Carolina, by Mrs.
William Gammell, a palmetto tree in
green chenille ON blue satin; Oregon. a
square of patchwork; Florida, white
honeysuckle blossoms on olive-green
satin; Indiana, the State arms
on watered rep silk. with
roses and wheat; Michigan,
patchwork; California, crimson velvet,
with a grizzly bear and cornucopia in
gold; Kentucky, patchwork, with the
State arms; Illinois, souvenir painted
by Rev. Mr.. Lewis; Iowa, by the
widow of ex-senator Grimes, hawk
over corn-field ON dark red plush;
Minnesota. paintings in oil on silk,
such as the State arms and Minnehaha
Falls; Missouri, daises on white satin
and crimson velvet; Colorado, patch
work. with the State seal on red satin;
Georgia, patchwork. with view of
the State Capitol; District of Column
hia. pink and blue satin, with D. c.,
1883. in gold; Idaho, patchwork, with
flowers in the center; Arkansas, red
satin and blue, with music of the
Arkansas Traveller" Arizona
square of patchwork; New Mexico, the
name on blue satin in crimson plush;
Dakota, patchwork. with the letter
&c" West Virginia, black velvet.
with sumac and goldan rod in colors;
Texas, the arms of the State on white
satin; North Carolina, by Mrs. Senator
Vance. two shades of gold; Alabama,
shield, with '.W. w. c." Wyoming
Territory, an etching in India ink on
white satin; Kansas, by the wife of ex-
Senator Pomeroy, the legend, I'D
Astra per Aspero," in gold or blue
plush; Nevada. patchwork of rare en-
broidery; Washington Territory, a fan
of colored ribbons on colored square;
Virginia, patchwork. with Virginia
1883, land seven stars; Montana, flow
ers and leaves in raised work; Alaska,
patchwork, with pictures and flowers
An embroidered velvet square is from
Indian Territory, and from Louisiana
there is a handsomely embroidered
patchwork. Golden Days. f.